Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Student Assessment - MAP-Alternate (MAP-A)

Required in grades 3 through 8, 10, and 11

News and Updates

• ProFile Technical Training (February 26, 2009)
• MAP-A Administration Modules

1. Entry and Activity Sample Module http://desemo.na3.acrobat.com/p43632394/
2. What’s New Module http://desemo.na3.acrobat.com/p58926326/
3. Administration Module http://desemo.na3.acrobat.com/p63178834/

• MAP-A Modules PowerPoints (Administration - Entry and Activity - What's New)
• DESE / ARC Presents "What's New in the MAP-A Administration" Webinar
• DESE / ARC Presents "What's New in the MAP-A Administration" Webinar Q & A
• MAP-Alternate Timeline (pdf)
• MAP-A Exemplar Samples, 2008-09 (pdf)  
• MAP-Alternate Descriptors (pdf)   
  • communication arts
  • mathematics
  • science
• MAP-A Enrollment

Program/Manual

ProFile Link  AVAILABLE ON-LINE ONLY                              MAP-A 2009 Web Manual

Web problems, call the toll free telephone number: 1-866-834-8880 (John Cunningham).This type of support is available to teachers using the Measured Progress ProFile™ website and is limited to technical questions about using the website.
Normal office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:30 to 5:00 ET.

You may also call Kevin Froton (1-800-431-8901 x2196).
Normal office hours are 8:00 am to 12:00 noon and 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday.

e-Mail: jcunningham@measuredprogress.org or kfroton@measuredprogress.org

When requesting support, please have the following information ready:

1) Your name, school, and state.

2) Your computer platform (Windows or Macintosh)

3) What do you want to do that you cannot do?

Generally you will receive a response within 24 hours.

Resources

• Alternate Achievement Standards for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities (pdf)
  (No Child Left Behind non-regulatory guidance from the United States Department of Education that includes information on the one percent cap for accountability purposes)
  
• Alternate Framework for Curriculum Development (pdf)(for students who are MAP-A eligible)
  
• Alternate Grade-Level
  Expectations For Students Who Are MAP-A Eligible (Alternate-GLEs) (click on subject below)
  • Communication Arts (pdf) 
    
  • Mathematics (pdf)  
    
  • Science (pdf) 
• Answers to Common MAP-A Questions (pdf)
• Eligibility Criteria (pdf)
• Instructor's Guide and Administration Manual  '08-'09
• State & District-wide Assessments of School Achievement (pdf) (October 2007)
  

Additional Contacts

• MAP-A Appeals (appeals window is closed)
• MAP-A Transfer Student Procedures (pdf)
• Assessment Resource Center (ARC)
• Division of Special Education
• State Schools for Severely Handicapped Curriculum
• National Center on
  Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

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Special Education - Effective Practices

Dr. Andrea Wood - Director of Assessment

Lin Everett - Assistant Director of Assessment